RIO DE JANEIRO – World No. 6 Kasumi Ishikawa crashed out of the women’s table tennis singles tournament at the Rio Olympics on Sunday after suffering a cramp in her leg, losing 4-3 to North Korea’s Kim Song I in their third-round match.
After winning the first two games 11-7, 11-7, Ishikawa began to grab at her right calf, apparently in pain.
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